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Et tu Apple?

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As much as I dislike posting political, sometimes I have to.

The ridiculous factor has been off the charts lately and every morning I wake up thinking, “what now?”. Be it President Musk giving a press conference from the Oval Office …

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(Conflict of interest? Nah, must be a coincidence.)

… or Trump turning the Gaza Strip into a middle eastern Atlantic City, we really are down the rabbit hole Alice.

On top of everything else, this ludicrous renaming trend has my eyes rolling more than is healthy. I read Google maps caved immediately, but I had higher hopes for Apple.

Needless to say I was disappointed.

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And if that’s not stupid enough?

I read this the other day…

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Are kindergartners running the country now?

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The legislation, called the “Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025,” directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to oversee the implementation of the name change and to ensure official documentation and maps refer to Greenland by its updated name.

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What the utter f*ck?

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** Update because I always schedule posts a few days ahead**

After democratic outcry about the “coincidence” I spoke of above?

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“The procurement document previously contained a line item that read: “Armored Tesla (Production Units)” — a reference to products from Elon Musk‘s electric vehicle company, Tesla. It was listed as a five-year contract and valued at $400 million, making it the biggest item on the list.

As of Wednesday night at 9:12 p.m. EST, the line item has been revised. It now reads “Armored Electric Vehicles.” It’s still listed as a five-year contract worth $400 million.”

Time will tell who gets the contract.

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35 thoughts on “Et tu Apple?”

  1. Yeah, there are soooo many makers of armored electric trucks.

    One of my highlights for the week was seeing cheeto’s total discomfort with a booger-picking kid near him!

    fElon’s team has already accessed all the info the need on people and pricesses. Now we wait to see how he’s going to abuse it .

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    1. btw: I’m surprised you left out the bit about AP reporters no longer allowed in briefings because AP is etill using Gulf of Mexico.

      I hope other coubtries start renaming our stuff to similarly insane things!

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  4. TV like that is NOT HEALTHY up his insurance 😦 TV should be entertaining in my opinion lol or shut the damn thing off 🙂 I turn it on to watch the weather you are nearby, so you understand lol stay safe and crank up the tunes minus news blasts! Maybe take him for a walk all this political crap sucks the life out of us and really what can he do about it; it seems to be futile until it is time to cast a vote, and in my town 4,000-5,000 speak for all.

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  5. The serious ramifications of this president are too many to list! On the smaller WTF side, in the Facebook feed of this rv park, someone posted about visiting the golf of America as well as the boarder. I see all the time here the full idiocy of America.

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  6. Ok so this ridiculous car was behind me the other day as I was chauffeuring the teen girl to the rink. She of course was looking at her phone so I pointed it out to her and she lost it. I didn’t understand what was going on… I’d never seen such a car before but she was deeply offended to be made to look at it and accused me (jokingly, as I’m sure you understand) that I Ruined Her Day. “Never point this atrocity out to me again!” she demanded. Later, I asked her dad about this car and he said someone in the neighbourhood drives one. So… what, this is going to be a regular occurrence? Sheesh.

    Anyway, thanks for the update. I’ve checked out on all the politics stateside and now I have enough to last me for the next month. 😉

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  7. Yeah, there has been too much to write about – thanks for doing the work for us. I switched to Apple’s map app – and a day later they renamed the gulf. As far as I’m concerned, the body of water between Mexico and New Spain (or you can call it Vespucciland) is the Gulf of Mexico. My understanding of the truck contract is that it will soon be reissued and everyone will be surprised that the specs are written such that Tesla is the only bidder.

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  8. It’s maddening how quickly all these companies are complying with such lunacy. WTF ever happened to principles?!

    Thank god the AP refused to cave (and is now paying the price because the orange stain is such a petty and vindictive little weasel).

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  10. The Dept. of Energy mass firing followed by a frantic scramble to rehire once they realized they needed nuclear scientists is my favorite moment. The end of the national parks is the one that just makes me want to cry.

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  12. Uh, just a note.

    The contract for $400 million worth of armored Tesla’s was let out in December 2024. That would be under the Biden Administration.

    From NPR:

    “The State Department said Thursday it is abandoning plans of purchasing $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles after a public document detailing federal contracts for fiscal year 2025 gained wide attention.”

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    “The Tesla contract started in the Biden administration “to explore interest from private companies to produce armored electric vehicles,” a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday.

    Tesla was the only company to express interest in the department’s request at the time.”

    https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g-s1-48571/trump-administration-order-400-million-worth-of-armored-teslas

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      1. Again…..uh….. let’s put a pause on that idea.

        Musk’s SpaceX is the only option for bringing our astronauts back home from the International Space Station – hopefully in a few weeks.

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  13. Trump and Musk appear to be employing a strategic use of diversions. Public debates erupt over topics like purchasing Greenland, annexing Canada, renaming the Gulf, or occupying Gaza.

    Meanwhile, Trump advances his agenda by issuing executive orders and document warrants, pushing through bureaucratic barriers while the media focuses on these headline-grabbing controversies.

    In reality, there is no genuine intent to buy Greenland or make Canada the 51st state.

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      1. (shrug) It is a morally equivalent political strategy … much like destroying an opponents integrity by citing false and doctored events to turn your opponent into an ogre.

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  14. I wouldn’t blame other countries for banding together and declaring war on our country for his outrageous expansionism. And why the f*ck does our government need armored vehicles?! I’m genuinely frightened, no matter which president started the idea.

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